Krestyanskaya Zastava Square

Coordinates: 55°43′57″N 37°40′09″E / 55.7325°N 37.6692°E / 55.7325; 37.6692
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House of VTB at Krestyanskaya Zastava Square

Krestyanskaya Zastava Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Tagansky near the Krestyanskaya Zastava metro station.

Origin and name[edit]

Renamed in 1919, "in honor of the Soviet peasantry." Prior to that - the area Spassky Gate. Zastava was a customs point Collegiate Chamber shaft. The name of the Savior was given outpost near Novospassky monastery.

55°43′57″N 37°40′09″E / 55.7325°N 37.6692°E / 55.7325; 37.6692